Jarlei Fiamoncini, PhD, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Genes & Nutrition is calling for submissions to our Collection on Postprandial Physiology. This Collection invites papers discussing physiological adaptations observed in the postprandial state and their association with the genetic background or changes in the pattern of gene expression.
In the postprandial period, physiological adaptations happen in response to the dietary compounds present in the ingested meal. These changes include the modulation of gene expression and the metabolome/proteome of cells and biofluids, leading to changes in plasma levels of nutrients, endogenous and intestinal microbiota-derived metabolites, as well as signaling molecules and hormones. Postprandial changes vary in terms of magnitude of the response and its duration and can be considered phenotypic traits with potential to become markers of the health status or of responses to interventions, also allowing the characterization of metabotypes within a population. Meal composition and other environmental factors, as well as the genetic background and the presence of conditions are key determinants of the postprandial metabolic responses. Due to the complexity of these factors, the regulation of postprandial physiology remains largely unknown and deserves further investigation, given their association with the onset of chronic diseases related to energy metabolism.
This Collection invites papers discussing physiological adaptations observed in the postprandial state and their association with the genetic background or changes in the pattern of gene expression. Studies reporting changes in plasma metabolome, gene expression of different cells as well as studies on cell metabolism and function in the hours that follow the intake of a meal are welcome. Research articles derived from clinical and pre-clinical studies as well as reviews in this topic will be considered.
Examples of scientific questions relevant to this Collection:
• What is the influence of genetics and epigenetics on postprandial responses?
• Is there a link between food intake and transient inflammatory response?
• What are the changes in gene expression that take place in different cell types?
• Can postprandial changes in plasma levels of nutrients, signaling molecules and metabolites derived from the host and/or intestinal microbiota affect the function/ gene expression of different cells and tissues?
• What is the link between the intestinal microbiome and postprandial responses?
• Can undesired postprandial responses be improved by dietary interventions?
There are currently no articles in this collection.
This Collection welcomes submissions of original research and review articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal.
Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. Please, select the appropriate Collection title “Postprandial Physiology" under the “Details” tab during the submission stage.
Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.
The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer-review process. The peer-review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.